To be fair, human memory also liberally edits. And historical representations also undergo changes, like the colour fading on old pictures, paintings and stat

To be fair, human memory also liberally edits. And historical representations also undergo changes, like the colour fading on old pictures, paintings and statues. And that’s in addition to all of the issues in capturing accurate colours and other details in the first place. Add a bit of optical illusion to at least some imagery and the entire question of historical accuracy becomes very messy very fast. A prime example is astro-photography, where most of the well known imagery isn’t and may never be seen like that by even future evolved human eyes. Photos are limited representations, just like they’ve always been. But it’s understandable, that different individuals would prefer differently prioritized representations. And maybe that’s the next generation of tools. Give more choice, more facial wrinkles or fewer. More lighting and colour enhancements or less. etc.